Camping on Field

C J Campbell wrote:

Some airfields are better than others. I don't see the attraction of
camping
at a typical municipal airport (I don't see the attraction of camping
in
your RV in a Wal-Mart parking lot, either), but someplace such as
Columbia,
CA or back country airstrips could be a lot of fun. Having actually
camped
at Columbia, I can say that we had a great time.

WYS--West Yellowstone, Montana has a beautiful on-airport campground.
Located in the trees, so no rotating beacon problem. Courtesy bicycles
for riding into town, and hot showers powered by a propane tank.
Magnificent hiking nearby too. Charge for camping was around $5 as I
recall. One of the av-rags, maybe Pilot Getaways, did a brief writup on
it a few years ago.

Jim Rosinski

Just do not try to camp at an airport with aircarrier service.
You will not be allowed as it is considered a security risk.

Just do not try to camp at an airport with aircarrier service.
You will not be allowed as it is considered a security risk.

Oops! I didn't know that. Haven't been to Fairbanks since 9/11. So
camping there may no longer be permitted.

vince norris

As always, Alaska may have different interpretation of the rules.
I was referring to airports with passenger service in the lower 48.

Just do not try to camp at an airport with aircarrier service.
You will not be allowed as it is considered a security risk.

vincent p. norris wrote:
Oops! I didn't know that. Haven't been to Fairbanks since 9/11. So
camping there may no longer be permitted.

john smith wrote:
As always, Alaska may have different interpretation of the rules.
I was referring to airports with passenger service in the lower 48.


Not always. West Yellowstone (mentioned above) has air carrier
service and camping on the field. They just don't want you loitering
around on the ramp when the commercial flight is there.
John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

wrote:

WYS--West Yellowstone, Montana has a beautiful on-airport campground.
Located in the trees, so no rotating beacon problem. Courtesy
bicycles
for riding into town, and hot showers powered by a propane tank.
Magnificent hiking nearby too. Charge for camping was around $5 as I
recall. One of the av-rags, maybe Pilot Getaways, did a brief writup
on
it a few years ago.


WYS is one of my favorite stops. My website has pics and info of
several cool camping destinations in the Western U.S.

http://members.cox.net/jgalban/index.html
John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)